Isaiah 34:11

New American Bible - revised edition

But the desert owl and hoot owl shall possess it, the screech owl and raven shall dwell in it. The Lord will stretch over it the measuring line of chaos, the plumb line of confusion.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:2

He also defeated Moab and measured them with a line. Making them lie down on the ground, he measured two lengths of line for death, and a full length for life. Thus the Moabites became subject to David, paying tribute.

2 Kings 21:13

I will measure Jerusalem with the same cord as I did Samaria, and with the plummet I used for the house of Ahab. I will wipe Jerusalem clean as one wipes a dish, wiping it inside and out.

Psalm 102:6

From my loud groaning I become just skin and bones.

Isaiah 14:23

I will make it a haunt of hoot owls and a marshland; I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, oracle of the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 24:10

Broken down is the city of chaos, every house is shut against entry.

Isaiah 34:17

It is he who casts the lot for them; his hand measures off their portions; They shall possess it forever, and dwell in it from generation to generation.

Lamentations 2:8

The Lord was bent on destroying the wall of daughter Zion: He stretched out the measuring line; did not hesitate to devour, Brought grief on rampart and wall till both succumbed.

Leviticus 11:16

the eagle owl, the kestrel, the long-eared owl, the various species of hawks,

Amos 7:8

The Lord God asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I answered, “A plummet.” Then the Lord said: See, I am laying the plummet in the midst of my people Israel; I will forgive them no longer.

Zephaniah 2:14

In her midst flocks shall lie down, all the wild life of the hollows; The screech owl and the desert owl shall roost in her columns; The owl shall hoot from the window, the raven croak from the doorway.

Revelation 18:2

He cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great. She has become a haunt for demons. She is a cage for every unclean spirit, a cage for every unclean bird, [a cage for every unclean] and disgusting [beast].